Application of cords to food products



31, 1943- c. MAICCARINI 2,328,085

APPLICATION OF corms zj'o FOOD PRODUCTS Filed Dec. 12, 1941 lNVE NTOR J] (14010 Mac/1mm v ATTORNEYS 7 described},

needed for thevarious sizes of sausages being made' fslightly spacedfr'o'm' die 3!, and coni forming in diameter to the maximum diameter of the die, is a cylindrical'member 35 which acts as a continuation of the die supporting the ,sau

sage, 'vTh'ejc'ylinder 35 is 'releasably mounted on {base l6 by a shank 36' and set screw 37, and the cylinder 35 Will1begbhariged as neededjtolcorre spond with thesizeofdie 31. Cord I2 is wound around the advancing 'sausagethrough thenarmow spacebetween die, 31 and the adjacent end 'otoylinder' 35. The "openings in members ll,

die. flLand cylinder 35 form a guideway'which defines the path of movement-of the sausage;

'Iheperiphery" of ring member 28 is provided with-a' belt.receivinggroovefifland is driven from v- 1 a: motor-.41 by a'belt 42. Preferably the circuit] of motor can beclosedieither from afswitch I generally indicated at 43;and which is actuated by the movementof'valve 4 4 of the sausage stuff ingma'chine to-;start' the motor simultaneously with 'the- -start of the. stuffing'o fjthetcasing, or"

from angindependent switch 55 for reasons later :{Prefer'ably a table 'rnember-A'i having anti-trim tion rolls 48 'is provided to, receive the corded sausages s "shown, base, member I B is slidably' mounted in g'uideways' 'fia'sqthatflthe cording device may bemoved awayirom horn to facilitate placing,

the icasin'g fthereoyer;

' i In operation, assuming empty casing 9* to be positioned onjhorn l5 and the cordingj devicev to be 'positionedjadjacent thereto, as inFi'gr 5, with thecords'knottedtogether. asin'fFig; 2, valve 44' K is, Io pen'ed'ito extrude the sausage meat into the casing,"andforce theica'singan'd cords 'i 5 through member ll, die 3i,,and cylinder v35. 'I'he openingl'of valve 44 closi r iswitch 3,130 simultaneously 7 startthe motor 51 and-drive rin'g member Et to v wind. cord 12 about thefadvancin'g sausage mm 'e s ha'i l l t he'i m efig i Fvalv'e Mfiscl'osd, stopping the flow of meat and smp mgjmowr: 4:1 l hefoperator then'grasps v I the sausa aand closing switch 475' to restart the t sausageashortdistaiiceb V I dlZ down toveritlie'end of the I sausage andaroundfthe cords}?! for a'shoiit' "t'anc'eto prepare'the' cordsf'for thenext operation; The cordingfd'eviceis then moved away fromithe a mats; horn, and tvill ibe unders'tood that dies of 8113-.

ment may be used for already enca'sed sausages" propriate sizeand 'shape'v lill beemployed as i when found desirable. I 1 V s v It will'be understood that various changes may be made in the constructional details ofrny Inachine without departing from my'i'nvention. 7

It will also be obvious that anydesired num-V V ber of longitudinal cordsrH may be used and that the closeness of turns of the spiral' cord may beadjusted as desired by'adjusting the relative speed of, rotation of the windingmember or the speedlof advance of the 'sausage onboth. The longitudinal cords are firmlyheldin place by I the spiral cord and the tightness of the cords may V be nicely adjusted to meet the needs of differ- "ent' meat products by means of the cord tensionling devices; 7 1 i I What I claim is:

1'. A deviceforapplying cords to sausages and similar meat products which comprises a guide wayntozdirect the sausage in a predetermined path of advance, means to uide-a pluralityof cords, in spaced relation, longitudinally along the sausage as it isimo'ved along said guide-way;

said guide-Way including means to press the cords V tightlyagainstthe sausage, and meanslto' 'sindul .v

taneously' W'in'da cor'd'in a free spiralaround the sausage and overlthe longitudinal'cords.

2. A device for applying cords to sausages and similar meat productsfwhich comprises a guide-j Way todir'ect'the "sausage in a predetermined along said guide-way, means to simultaneously Wind a cord in a free spiral around the sausage and over the longitudinal cords, and means to impose a predetermined tension ontheseveral cords.

'3. A device for applying cords to sausages i similar meat productswhiohlcomprises a guide way to direct'the sausage in a predetermined v path of advance, means to guide a plurality of gitudinally along the sausage. as it is moved nto-. and along said guide-way, andmeans mounted for rotation'about thesausagyas the] latter. is s advanced'alongthefguide-way tojwind a c'ord'f spirally around "the j sausage and overfthe longie horn l5'=1whi.l a ibthe easixigii's" laced there'ove'r."

The cordingfdevice is" then returnedto position,

and the operationrepeated. 1'LThe cords between the corded. sau a esmay be severed asjthec'o'rda ingipro fessesor after 'severalacording' operations. As will be "obvious, link sausages formed from a lbngllength of ea ing may be corded by'm chine as wel1 as individual sausages; I

Whensausages already encased are. to be corded wthat is whenthedevice isvused apart from' janysuitable conveyingineans.

Some meat products which "it tssdes taea the stufier; the sausages-will belintroduced intm. and mov edthrough, the, machineby hand" or'byf 55 cords, in spaced relation, tightly against and Ion.-

tudinal cords." v 7 ,4. A device'for applyingcords to sausages and similar meat productswhichlcomprises a guideway to direct the sausage inla predetermined path "of advance, said guide-wayincluding. an annular member provided with a sausage engaging throatthrough which the sausage is moved,

a -plurality of cord guides'sp aced circui'ni'erentially around said throat for guidingfcords," in

spaced relation, longitudinally'along and against the vsausage as it"is moved through the throat, means spaced from said cord guidesjin the direc tion of sausage movement and mountedsforrof tation about the sausage as the 'latteris advanced f;

along the guide-way i Qwind a "cord spirally. around the sausage fandjover the longitudinal cords, and meanstoi supply cords to said cord guides and said cord winding means.

5. A device for applying cords torsausa'g es .similar meat products iwhich comprises guide-- -i way to direct the sausage in ;apredetermined. 7-0:: v

path of advance,. saidlguide wayincludingan annula-r memberprovided with V a sausage {enaging throat throughwhich thejs'ausageis moved, a plurality-of cord guides 'spaced circumferentially' around saidthr'oat for gu'iding dra;: iespaea V 'relation longitudinallyi bhgi 3 d g nst th Q windingmeansp f H a (59A device for applying cords to sausagesand and over i the longitudinal cords and means, to

supply cords to said cordiguides and said cord similar meat products which comprises a guideway to direct "the sausage in a predetermined path of advance, said guide-way including an annular member provided with a throat through whichthesausage is moved, a plurality of-cord 1 guides spaced circumferen'tially aroundmthe r t f swrd n spaced relation; 101 F .gitudinally,,along the sausageiasitis moyed l through'thethroata-diegmember positioned beyond theuthroat forlsupporting and shaping the sausage,ja1 cylindrical supporting member spaced ,{from said die, almembermounted: for rotation "about the sausage as the. latter ist, advanced jjthrough the die and the cylindrical supporting memberto windfa cordispirally around the sau sage andover the longitudinal cords th'rough the ,Ls'pace betweenthe die andsaid cylindrical niemher, and means to supply cords to said g uidesand said cordwindingme i 77. A device ior applying cords to sausagesand similar meatproducts which comprises a guidewa'yto direct the sausage in apredeterminedpath of advance, said guide-way including an'lannular member provided with a throatthrough' which the sausage is moved, a pluralityof cord guides spaced circumferentially aroundthe, throat'for 5 guiding cords, in spaced relation;longitudinally along the sausage as it is moved through the,

a Tthroated member, the throat of which is axially aligned with said horn, a plurality of cord guides spaced circumferentially around the throat for guiding cords, in'spaced relation, longitudinally gand shaping the sausage, amember mounted for 1 rotation about thesausagetowind a cord spirally around the sausage andover the longitudinal lls jcords, power means for rotating said winding saidvalve. a i i 7 I 9. 'I 'he method of applyingcordsto sausages f along the encasedsausages as they are extruded through the throat of said member, a] die mernber positioned beyond the throat for supporting member, means to automatically start andstop the rotationof said winding member upon the opening or closing, respectivelmof tne valveof 3 I the stufilng horn, anda second control means for a j said power means operating independently of I and similar meat products which comprises, conyarrangingi said cords radiallyfabout said point of throat, a die member positioned beyond the throat'for supporting and shaping the sausage, a 1

cylindrical supporting member spaced from said die, aQmember: mounted for rotation about the H I sausageas the latter, is advanced throughthe die,

andthe cylindrical supo rting member to wind a cordspirally around the sausage and over the longitudinalcords through the space between the die'and said cylindrical member, andjmeans to I supply cords to said guides and said cord winding ,means, said gcord supplying means including a "predetermined degreeoi' tension onthe cords,

nectingLtheends of a'pluralityof cords together, arranging said cords radiallyabout said point of connectionp advancing, "the sausage endwise against the point of connectionof the cordsto laysaid cords,in a spaced'relation, longitudinally] a of the sausage, andwinding a cord in a free spiral around thefsausageand iover the longitudinally laid; cords, said last-named cord. being secured to ,.the other cords only at their said: point of con- .,nection.

10. "The method of 'applyin icords to sausages and similar meat products which comprises, con f necting the ends ofaplurality of 'cords'together,

connection, advancing the qsausage' en'dwise :1 against thepointof connection, while restraining :the sausage against" radial expansion, ,to lay said cords, in spaced, relation, longitudinally of the sausage, andwinding apcord inairee spiral f around the sausage and overthe longitudinally laid cords;said last-named cord being'secured to the other cords Qnly at their saidpointoI'con nection, and thereafter freeingthe sausage from restraintiagainst radial expansion. i

devicefor applying cords tosausages as they are extruded into casings fromsaid horn, comprising, 

